A Spanish company has just bought the world’s largest gold coin for $3.27 million, its exact material worth. The coin is a Canadian $1,000,000 Maple Leaf, weighing 100 kilos and measuring 53 cms in diameter.
Fancy actually wanting to hold it
The new Apple iPhone 4 has come in for some criticism due to a loss of signal strength or connectivity if you actually hold the phone. Apple issues advice to avoid iPhone flaw The casing of the phone is made of stainless steel, which also serves as its antenna, and Apple sells a rubber “bumper” that shields the sensitive area. Shouldn’t …
Money to burn
Some things just can’t be made up. A Council agrees planning permission for a family to construct a driveway to their house then builds a pedestrian crossing at the exact same spot. The council subsequently tries to prevent the family from using the agreed driveway and costly legal wrangles ensue. Road to nowhere: Council wastes £130,000 on pedestrian crossing that …
Top Deer
Some believe that Hyundai have decided to poke fun at Top Gear because the show once described the car company as ‘your slightly embarrassing Korean uncle’. Hard to believe that Clarkson and co would even think of such a thing, but there you go.
The Twitter Devolution
At the time of the unrest in Iran last year and the protests on the streets, much was said about the influence of social media site Twitter in events and the reporting of incidents. Many tweeters changed their base address to Tehran to try and confuse the authorities and the amount of information coming out of Iran was prodigious. But …
Noddy
I would imagine that this guy has become a bit of a celebrity in his school after dozing through a presidential speech and no doubt it will follow him for years to come. None of them looked very interested. Good job he wasn’t a snorer!
And the award goes to?
There are no end of awards ceremonies throughout the year and it was the Glamour awards this time. And who should win the main prize of Woman of the Year? Whose photo seems to be on the front pages virtually every day for some reason? No, Not Harriet Harperson.
Some things are better left buried
Katie Price has announced that she is releasing a solo single in an attempt to resurrect her musical career. If this video is anything to go by, it will take quite some digging and the remains should probably be left to rest in peace.
Brian Blessed for SatNav
Can you just imagine SatNav instructions being delivered by the dulcet tones of Brian Blessed? Well, it is not beyond the realms of possibility as a Facebook and internet campaign is underway to make this happen. TomTom, the manufacturers of SatNav systems, has agreed that if 25,000 people join the Facebook campaign, they will make it happen. Mr Blessed is …